Her Match-Made Mountain Man
(2026)(A book in the Mountain Men of Willowbrook Ridge series)
A novel by Julia Stone
He thinks the matchmaker can help him get the girl. She thinks the matchmaker is helping him find someone else.
Emmett:
As an ex-con working in the back of Willowbrook Ridge's Hollow Oak, I've gotten pretty good at keeping my head down, my mouth shut, and everyone at arm's length.
Everyone except Eden.
She's the one person who can drag a smile out of me without even trying.
She's also the one woman I can't stop wanting.
I've been in love with my best friend for longer than I care to admit, but Eden flirts with everyone. Or at least, that's what I tell myself.
Sure, she tells me she loves me, but Eden loves everyone.
So when I finally decide I'm done being a coward, I go to the one woman in town who can help me—Daphne, Willowbrook Ridge's resident matchmaker.
When I ask her to set me up with Eden, my goal is to convince my best friend that I want more.
Eden:
There’s only one man I want. My grumpy, clueless coworker, Emmett.
I’ve dropped hints, flirted shamelessly, and even confessed more than once, but it’s not enough.
The only way to get my feelings for him through his thick skull is to outright kiss him.
But when I catch him talking to a matchmaker, waiting for him to understand is off the table.
I need him to understand now.
Because if Emmett is asking Daphne to find him a woman, then apparently I haven't made myself nearly as clear as I thought.
I'm done standing around hoping he'll finally figure it out.
If he wants a woman, I'll show him exactly what he's been missing.
Even if I have to literally throw myself at him.
Because I'm not about to watch the man I've loved for years fall for someone else when I've been right here all along.
Emmett:
As an ex-con working in the back of Willowbrook Ridge's Hollow Oak, I've gotten pretty good at keeping my head down, my mouth shut, and everyone at arm's length.
Everyone except Eden.
She's the one person who can drag a smile out of me without even trying.
She's also the one woman I can't stop wanting.
I've been in love with my best friend for longer than I care to admit, but Eden flirts with everyone. Or at least, that's what I tell myself.
Sure, she tells me she loves me, but Eden loves everyone.
So when I finally decide I'm done being a coward, I go to the one woman in town who can help me—Daphne, Willowbrook Ridge's resident matchmaker.
When I ask her to set me up with Eden, my goal is to convince my best friend that I want more.
Eden:
There’s only one man I want. My grumpy, clueless coworker, Emmett.
I’ve dropped hints, flirted shamelessly, and even confessed more than once, but it’s not enough.
The only way to get my feelings for him through his thick skull is to outright kiss him.
But when I catch him talking to a matchmaker, waiting for him to understand is off the table.
I need him to understand now.
Because if Emmett is asking Daphne to find him a woman, then apparently I haven't made myself nearly as clear as I thought.
I'm done standing around hoping he'll finally figure it out.
If he wants a woman, I'll show him exactly what he's been missing.
Even if I have to literally throw myself at him.
Because I'm not about to watch the man I've loved for years fall for someone else when I've been right here all along.